Browsing by Author "Pradeep Joliya"

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A study of determinants of marketed surplus of apple in Nainital district of Uttarakhand
(Enviro Media, 2016) K.S. Parihar; Amita Maurya; Pradeep Joliya; Anil Kumar
Horticultural crops play an important role in human nutrition, preventing diseases and contributing to the nation's development and prosperity. Uttarakhand is known for its horticultural crops, which include fruits, vegetables, off-season vegetables, floricultural crops, medicinal and aromatic plants. In temperate zone of the state, only kharif crop is taken due to very cold climate. Thus, agriculture in this part of Uttarakhand is characterized by subsistence farming. Horticulture is one of critical sectors in the economy of the hill state of Uttarakhand. In this paper an attempt was made to study the marketing of apple in Nainital district of Uttarakhand for the year 2011-12. Primary data were collected from sixty growers. Information regarding marketed surplus was taken and analysed. It was found that average total production of apple was 16.77 quintals per farm with average farm-level retention of 0.71 quintals per farm making marketed surplus of 16.06 quintals per farm. The results of regression analysis on marketed surplus of apple depicted that area under apple, price received by growers and distance of orchards from motor road were the major factors significantly influencing the marketed surplus. Area was the most dominant factor for marketed surplus revealing that one unit hectare increase in area of apple could result in an increase of about 27.6 quintal in the marketed surplus of apple. The study has suggested to improve transportation and regulated market yard facilities to increase marketed surplus. Copyright © EM International.
Assessing the impact of national food security act (NFSA) at household level in Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh, India
(EM International, 2017) Mukesh Kumar Maurya; P.S. Badal; V. Kamalvanshi; Pradeep Joliya
The purpose of this study was to assess the status of household food security of poor households belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. The data were collected from 300 individuals from 50 households located in 2 villages through simple random sampling. The Aggregate Household Food Security Index (AHFSI) developed by FAO was used to evaluate the household food security situation. The value of the AHFSI ranges from "zero" (i.e. total famine) to "100" (i.e. risk free food security). Between 75 and 85 is categorized as sufficient level of food security. The results revealed that the value of AHFSI was 79.04, which is between 75 to 85 cateogoryand shows that there is sufficient level of food security in our target area. Copyright © EM International.
Socio-economic profile of students and their common activities on Internet
(EM International, 2016) Ramjee Lal Meena; Dipak De; B. Jirli; Pradeep Joliya; Ashok Kumar Gautam
The present study entitled "study on the socio-economic profile and the common activities of the respondents on internet in Banaras Hindu University" was undertaken during the year 2013-14. The study revealed that majority of the randomly selected respondents (57.50 %) belonged to be P.G. group. Fifty percent of the respondents belonged to rural area. In case of parental education 35.00 per cent of the female parent i.e., mother possessed High School level of education whereas 32.50 percent of the male parent i.e., father possessed Intermediate level of education. The family occupation of majority of the respondents (40.00%) was farming. The family income of majority (70 %) of the respondents was found fall under the income category of above Rs.1,00,000. The career orientation of majority (40%) of the respondents was in research. Regarding common activities of the respondents with special reference to internet use, majority (90%) of the respondents used internet daily. Most of the respondents (50 per cent) used their personal computer for accessing internet. Majority of the respondents (43.75 %) started using internet more than four year ago. Majority of the respondents (35 %) used internet for 1 to 2 hours per visit. Majority of the respondents (91.25%) revealed that they accessed the internet for 'looking for information about books, movies or other leisure activities' as the major common activity on internet. © EM International.